Doctrina Ultra
Doctrina Ultra, or “Doctrine of Beyond,” is at its core an interpretation of Occam's razor which is the philosophical razor that:
advocates that when presented with competing hypotheses about the same prediction and both hypotheses have equal explanatory power, one should prefer the hypothesis that requires the fewest assumptions...[1]
In essence, Doctrina Ultra suggests that the assumption of singularity for observed phenomenon inherently requires additional postulates to enforce this uniqueness and thus should not be logically preferred.
Once we know that something has occurred at least once, asserting that it could only have occurred once requires a much stronger claim: it demands that we accept a thing’s existence while simultaneously denying the possibility that the conditions that allowed it to exist can occur.
The logic here is that, given a thing exists:
- All necessary prerequisites for the its existence have been met and thus can be met.
- It is inferred that reality is unable to prevent it from existing.
- Thus, it can exist more than once.
Example: The Universe
A good example of Doctrina Ultra at play is with regard to the question of whether there is only one universe.
We know that the universe came into existence and is thus capable of coming into being, so the hypothesis that there are many universes only requires the postulates we already logical infer must have occurred.
In contrast, the hypothesis that there is only one universe should logically require these same postulates but also additional postulates that eternally prevent what we already understand did occur from occurring more than once.
Infinite Implications
Phrased differently, Doctrina Ultra suggests it is more reasonable to assume that any observed phenomenon likely has existed (or will exist again) on more occasions than it has been observed.
Carried to its logical conclusion, this suggests it is reasonable to assume that any observed phenomenon recurs infinitely.
When applied to reality, Doctrina Ultra suggests that we should logically presume there are infinite universes, multiverses, and realities. This greater grand construct encompassing all realities is termed the Ultraverse.
See Also
➤ Infinite Journey: Ultraverse
➤ Wikipedia: Occam's razor
- ↑ Ball, Philip (11 August 2016). "The Tyranny of Simple Explanations". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.